César Charlone
Cinematographer and director · Born April 19, 1958 (68) · Montevideo, Uruguay
César Charlone (born February 20, 1950) is a Uruguayan filmmaker and cinematographer. Description above from the Wikipedia article César Charlone (cinematographer), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Biography from TMDB.
- April 19, 1958 (68)
- Montevideo, Uruguay
- Cinematographer and director
- 13 on MovieCove · 35 credits in all
What are César Charlone's films like?
Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 8
Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 6
Grounded 3 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 1
A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 5
A split, not a type: Steady 5 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 3
Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 1
Casual 1 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 4
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 6
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet4
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous3
- Other1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch César Charlone's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for César Charlone's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
35 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.
Instinto (Instinct)(2026)
Mother Mother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Sugar(2024)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows
Partido: Os Bastidores da Eleição que Fragmentou o Brasil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Benedetti, 60 años con Luz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Alvorada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
The Two Popes(2019)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Unseen Enemy(2017)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Red Trees(2017)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
American Made(2017)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
3%(2016)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows
Rio, I Love You(2014)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
No Place on Earth(2012)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
The Story of Artigas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Blackout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Blindness(2008)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Stranded: I've Come from a Plane That Crashed on the Mountains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
The Pope's Toilet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
The Constant Gardener(2005)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Sucker Free City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Man on Fire(2004)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
City of Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
City of God(2002)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Palace II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Brava Gente (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Pierre Fatumbi Verger: Messenger Between Two Worlds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
How Angels are Born (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Feliz Ano Velho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
A Humilhação e a Dor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
The Man in the Black Cape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Aqueles Dois (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Em Nome da Segurança Nacional (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Nada Será como Antes, Nada? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
The Take (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Y Cuando Sea Grande (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 34 titles, 32 of them dated from 1984 to 2024.
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do César Charlone's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 87th percentile, the median of the 10 of 11 with a score; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 80th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up7
- 50th to 74th4
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
7 of their 12 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved3
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser7
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the cinematography 75/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 56. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is César Charlone's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does César Charlone work with?
People who share at least 2 of César Charlone's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Fernando Meirelles shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Fernando MeirellesShared titles: Rio, I Love You (2014), Blindness (2008), The Constant Gardener (2005), City of God (2002)See all 4 shared titles with Fernando Meirelles
- Janet TobiasShared titles: Unseen Enemy (2017), No Place on Earth (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Janet Tobias
Actors
- Alice BragaShared titles: Blindness (2008), City of God (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Alice Braga
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Fabio BurtinShared titles: Red Trees (2017), Blindness (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Fabio Burtin
- John PiscitelloShared titles: Unseen Enemy (2017), No Place on Earth (2012)See all 2 shared titles with John Piscitello
- Daniel RezendeShared titles: Blindness (2008), City of God (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Daniel Rezende
Producers
- Jeff FieldShared titles: Unseen Enemy (2017), No Place on Earth (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Jeff Field
- Joshua SkurlaShared titles: American Made (2017), Rio, I Love You (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Joshua Skurla
- Paul LaikinShared titles: Unseen Enemy (2017), No Place on Earth (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Paul Laikin
- Andrea Barata RibeiroShared titles: Blindness (2008), City of God (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Andrea Barata Ribeiro